Hyatt Regency Santa Clara REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Apr 9, 2011, 9:19 am
#151
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If you head over to McCarthy Ranch there's a bunch of restaurants including a Macaroni Grill and an In N Out Burger. It's right off 237 just before 880 in Milpitas. Maybe a 10-12 minute drive. I've stopped there a number of times over the years when visiting that area.
http://www.gomilpitas.com/McCarthyRanch/restaurants.htm
http://www.gomilpitas.com/McCarthyRanch/restaurants.htm
Apr 9, 2011, 5:10 pm
#152
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Another time they ran out of OJ in the pitcher while they were refilling my glass and then never came to fill it back up. My glass wasn't even half full.
Apr 9, 2011, 7:38 pm
#153
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It is, however, certainly true that the immediate area of this Hyatt is pretty restaurant-barren. If you follow the trolley tracks west, you will pass a large, very average Italian restaurant and then come to a strip mall with some smaller places. Or you can go south, perpendicular to the tracks and come to another strip mall with a few places and an IHOP across the street. Nothing at all notable in the whole group.
Apr 9, 2011, 9:34 pm
#154
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nothing too exciting, but there is the AMC Mercado complex nearby just off of 101 (kinda, its behind Mission College)... some quick eats: In N' Out, Mexicali (not so bueno), Tomatina, Sushi place etc.
There's also a Birk's and a Bennigan's somewhere around here.
There's also a Birk's and a Bennigan's somewhere around here.
Apr 9, 2011, 11:09 pm
#155
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Birk's (very good) and Pedro's (fairly average) are both on Freedom Circle (off Mission College and sortof behind the Marriott. Only a couple minutes from the Hyatt.
Apr 10, 2011, 11:53 am
#156
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If your looking for a quick eats these places mention in the thread are good to ok. If you have a car and don't mind a 15 minute drive or jumping on the light rail for a 20 -25 minute ride, I highly recommend a trip to downtown Mountain View located 7 miles from the hotel. It's a nice downtown area with a wide selection of international restaurants all located around Castro Street west of the Cal Train Station. Many places offer outdoor seating which is nice during those warm summer evenings.
Mexican - La Fiesta ( try grandma's enchiladas "YUMMY")
Vietnamese - Xanh Restaurant
Wine Bar - Savvy Cellar
Iris Pub - Sports Bar - Stephens Green
Indian - Sakoon
and more...
I think it's worth the trip as most of the places located by the hotel are chains and not pretty exciting.
Mexican - La Fiesta ( try grandma's enchiladas "YUMMY")
Vietnamese - Xanh Restaurant
Wine Bar - Savvy Cellar
Iris Pub - Sports Bar - Stephens Green
Indian - Sakoon
and more...
I think it's worth the trip as most of the places located by the hotel are chains and not pretty exciting.
Apr 11, 2011, 6:51 am
#157
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What are the best ways to go from SFO to this property?
Given the 2500 point bonus for the closed lounge over the weekend I am thinking of going there rather than staying at the SFO HR.
Given the 2500 point bonus for the closed lounge over the weekend I am thinking of going there rather than staying at the SFO HR.
Apr 11, 2011, 6:59 am
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Apr 11, 2011, 11:55 am
#161
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IMHO
cheapest: take CalTrain to Santa Clara station, take free VTA to Airport, take hotel shuttle.
second cheapest and faster: take Monterey Airbus from SFO to SJC and take hotel shuttle.
you can probably mix it up with some short taxi rides somewhere in between.
cheapest: take CalTrain to Santa Clara station, take free VTA to Airport, take hotel shuttle.
second cheapest and faster: take Monterey Airbus from SFO to SJC and take hotel shuttle.
you can probably mix it up with some short taxi rides somewhere in between.
Apr 11, 2011, 2:14 pm
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Apr 11, 2011, 2:18 pm
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When are you flying in? Weekend or Weekday? You have to be careful with CAL TRAIN as some of the express trains skip Santa Clara. Another good way via transit is to take the CAL Train to Mt. View. Cross the tracks to transfer to Santa Clara VTA Light Rail toward Winchester. The light rail stops across the street from the hotel via the Old Ironside or Great America Station. It's about a 20 minute LTR ride from Mt. View to the hotel, single ride is $2.
Apr 11, 2011, 3:10 pm
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Apr 11, 2011, 4:07 pm
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With all due respect you've got to be utterly nuts to go to Santa Clara without a car if you fly in and out of SFO..
And it will cost you more than 2500 pts is worth.